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2023 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Transportation

Chair: David W. Marsden

Clerk: Michael Jackson, H. Dockery
Staff: Nikhil Edward
Date of Meeting: February 2, 2023
Time and Place: 15 mins. after adj. / Committee Room #3 - Capitol Ext.
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H.B. 1469

Patron: Leftwich

Motor vehicle dealers; franchise agreements; sale or lease of new motor vehicles. Provides that the threat to withhold incentive payments or the right to participate in incentive programs is included in the existing prohibition on any vehicle manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, or distributor branch coercing or attempting to coerce a dealer into entering into an agreement. The bill prohibits vehicle manufacturers, factory branches, distributors, or distributor branches from taking certain listed actions related to direct contact with buyers or lessees or coercing or requiring a dealer to allow such actions in the franchise agreement. The bill prohibits and makes void any provisions of a franchise agreement or similar agreement authorizing a manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, or distributor branch to unilaterally amend the franchise agreement or similar agreement. The bill provides that the existing prohibition on a manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, or distributor owning, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle dealership includes any dealership of a new line-make established by a manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, distributor branch, or subsidiary thereof or a company affiliated through ownership of the manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, or distributor branch of at least 25 percent of the equity of the company. The bill provides that the existing requirement that manufacturers, factory branches, distributors, or distributor branches provide the cost of initiation, update, change, or maintenance of each accessory or function of the vehicle that may be initiated, updated, changed, or maintained by the manufacturer or distributor through over-the-air or remote means shall be the cost at the time of the new motor vehicle sale.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-1569, 46.2-1571, and 46.2-1572 of the Code of Virginia, relating to motor vehicle dealers; franchise agreements; sale or lease of new motor vehicles.

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S.B. 790

Patron: Favola

Towing enforcement. Provides that violations of current law regarding tow truck drivers and towing and recovery operators are subject to the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill repeals the $150 civil penalty for certain towing violations in Planning District 8.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-119 and 59.1-200 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal § 46.2-1233.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to towing violations; enforcement.

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S.B. 978

Patron: Marsden

Keeper of vehicles; liens; certain towing and recovery drivers and operators. Expands a keeper of vehicle's lien in the case of a tow truck driver or towing and recovery operator furnishing services to a truck, tractor truck, or combination of vehicles, including those that are rented or leased, to apply to any power unit, tractor, trailer, or semitrailer in the combination, along with any cargo carried by such vehicle. The bill authorizes the sale of other property subject to such lien for the enforcement and relinquishment of such lien. The bill also adds tow truck drivers and towing and recovery operators furnishing services involving clean up related to vehicle collisions to the definition of "keeper of vehicles."

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-644.01, 46.2-644.03, and 46.2-644.04 of the Code of Virginia, relating to keeper of vehicles; liens; certain towing and recovery drivers and operators.

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S.B. 979

Patron: Marsden

Towing trespassing vehicles; limitations on fees. Prohibits localities from setting limits on towing fees and other associated fees for trespassing passenger cars and vehicles that are lower than the respective statewide maximum charges authorized for such fees in localities without a local ordinance setting towing fees; removes current specified limits for Planning Districts 8 and 16 that would fall below those limits; and requires an ordinance adopted by a locality that sets such limits to provide that no more than two additional fees can be charged for towing any vehicle between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. or on any Saturday, Sunday, or holiday. The bill changes current statewide trespass towing fee limits on hookup and initial towing fees of passenger cars from $150 to $180 and additional fees for towing between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. or on any Saturday, Sunday, or holiday from $30 to $35.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-1233 and 46.2-1233.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to towing trespassing vehicles; limitations on fees.

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S.B. 1051

Patron: McPike

Vehicles left on private property; public utility company service vehicles; removal or towing. Allows public utility company service vehicles to be left temporarily on private property without the consent of the property owner while utility service or maintenance is being conducted by an employee of the company on the property. The bill prohibits removal or towing of such vehicle for a period of 72 hours.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1215 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 46.2 a section numbered 46.2-1215.1, relating to vehicles left on private property; public utility company service vehicles; removal or towing.

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S.B. 1063

Patron: Spruill

Driver improvement clinics and driver training schools. Lengthens from one year to two years the validity of and increases the cost of licenses and certifications for driver training schools that are third party testers, third party examiners for Class A driver training schools, driver improvement clinics, driver training instructors, and driver training schools, including computer-based driver education providers, and provides for concurrent expirations of licenses and certifications for such schools and their instructors. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2024. The bill authorizes the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles, from July 1, 2023, to July 1, 2024, to issue such licenses and certifications for a validity period of between one and 24 months with a fee prorated on a monthly basis to ensure the even distribution of renewals over a calendar year.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-326.1, 46.2-490, and 46.2-1701 of the Code of Virginia, relating to driver improvement clinics and driver training schools.

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S.B. 1064

Patron: Spruill

Vehicle documentation; licensed auto recyclers. Authorizes licensed auto recyclers to demolish a motor vehicle without obtaining a certificate of title, salvage certificate, or nonrepairable certificate if such motor vehicle was purchased from an insurance company and such insurance company made a total loss payment on the motor vehicle. Current law authorizes such demolition if the subject motor vehicle is a model year that is at least 10 years older than the current model year.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-1603.1 and 46.2-1608.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to vehicle documentation; licensed auto recyclers.

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S.B. 1165

Patron: Lewis

Commonwealth Transportation Board; regulation authority. Provides that the authority of the Commonwealth Transportation Board to make regulations for the use of systems of state highways includes, upon request of a locality or its chief law-enforcement officer, authorizing the use of devices on such highways for law-enforcement purposes whether related or unrelated to transportation safety. The bill (i) requires any regulation authorizing the use in the system of state highways of a device for law-enforcement purposes that records and stores videos, images, or any other data or information to require that all data or information collected by such device be purged and not retained later than 30 days after collection unless such data is being used in an active law-enforcement investigation or another provision of law establishes a different data retention requirement or limitation and (ii) prohibits certain uses of such data or information.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-210 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Commonwealth Transportation Board; regulation authority.

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S.B. 1220

Patron: Obenshain

Designating the "Dominic 'Nick' J. Winum Memorial Bridge." Designates the U.S. Route 211 westbound bridge that crosses over the South Fork of the Shenandoah River in Page County the "Dominic 'Nick' J. Winum Memorial Bridge."

A BILL to designate the U.S. Route 211 westbound bridge that crosses over the South Fork of the Shenandoah River in Page County the "Dominic 'Nick' J. Winum Memorial Bridge."

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S.B. 1398

Patron: Surovell

Department of Motor Vehicles; driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or a combination thereof; data collection and reporting. Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to collect and disseminate, on an annual basis, statewide and locality-level data related to driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or a combination thereof. The bill requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to submit an annual report on the data collected on or before October 1 to the General Assembly, the Governor, and the Virginia State Crime Commission and to make such data available to the public on the website of the Department. The bill provides that the Department of Motor Vehicles shall not be required to submit the first annual report prior to October 1, 2024, and that the first annual report shall include data from calendar year 2019 through calendar year 2023. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-223.1, relating to Department of Motor Vehicles; driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or a combination thereof; data collection and reporting.

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S.B. 1473

Patron: Marsden

Toll operators; Department of Motor Vehicles records. Authorizes toll facility operators to obtain from the Department of Motor Vehicles the email address or other electronic address of the owner of a vehicle that failed to pay a toll. Existing provisions require an invoice for an unpaid toll to be sent by first-class mail. The bill contains technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-208 of the Code of Virginia, relating to toll operators; Department of Motor Vehicles records.

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